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Does hypochlorous-acid have an effect on dissolving bovine pulp tissue?

Durmuş Alperen Bozkurt(Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi)0000-0003-3910-5777
Arslan Terlemez(Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi)0000-0002-6092-4817
Duygu Bozkurt(Bursa Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi)0000-0003-2178-7829
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2025-12-29
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Conclusion: The results of this study confirmed that eventhough the tissue dissolution rate of HOCl was less than NaOCl, it could completely dissolve the pulp tissue.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Background/purpose: The aim of the study is to evaluate whether hypochlorous acid (HOCl) has an effect on the dissolution of bovine pulp tissue.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and methods: Sixty bovine-pulp-tissue samples were randomly divided into six experimental groups (n=10): Group I- 5.25% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), Group II- 2.6% NaOCl, Group III- 1.3% NaOCl, Group IV- HOCl, Group V- 17% Ethylenediaminetetraaceticacid (EDTA), Group VI- Distilled-Water.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: The results of this study confirmed that eventhough the tissue dissolution rate of HOCl was less than NaOCl, it could completely dissolve the pulp tissue.
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⚙️Variables:Hypoclorous acid · Ethylenediamine tertaacedic acid · pulp tissue dissolution

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Background/purpose: The aim of the study is to evaluate whether hypochlorous acid (HOCl) has an effect on the dissolution of bovine pulp tissue. Materials and methods: Sixty bovine-pulp-tissue samples were randomly divided into six experimental groups (n=10): Group I- 5.25% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), Group II- 2.6% NaOCl, Group III- 1.3% NaOCl, Group IV- HOCl, Group V- 17% Ethylenediaminetetraaceticacid (EDTA), Group VI- Distilled-Water. Pulp samples were immersed in coded solutions in ten minute intervals for the first three-hours, after that they were removed from the solution in sixty-minute intervals. The difference in the weight of the tissue sample was measured before and after the exposure to the test solution, until no weight could be measured with the remaining existing tissue up to a total of one week. The time required for the solutions to dissolve the tissue (min) divided by the initial weight and tissue loss per-minute calculated as mg/min. The data were statistically analyzed using the Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U-tests (α=0.05). Results: Showed that a significant tissue dissolution in the chlorine-containing groups (HOCl and NaOCl), while no significant tissue dissolution occurred in distilled water and 17% EDTA groups. There was a significant difference between HOCl and NaOCl solutions (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The results of this study confirmed that eventhough the tissue dissolution rate of HOCl was less than NaOCl, it could completely dissolve the pulp tissue.

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Bozkurt, D. A., Terlemez, A., Bozkurt, D. (2025). Does hypochlorous-acid have an effect on dissolving bovine pulp tissue?. Selcuk Dental Journal, Volume: 12 Issue: 3. https://doi.org/10.15311/selcukdentj.1810336

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